jocose UK /d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/US /d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/ adjective2 •(formal) given to jesting; habitually jollyJocose flesh-eaters take a malicious delight in pointing out and enumerating to Vegetarians the many animal substances now in common use, and in taunting them with inconsistency in using them. — 1886 •(formal) playful or humorous; characterized by joking formsmore jocose · most jocose